Thus began the garbage war that outraged the Philippines and left Canada in the spotlight.

Canada sent 2500 tons of trash in the Philippines between 2013 and 2014, but the induction was global. Various environmental groups They organized demonstrations in which they accused the country of North America of treating the Asian archipelago as a real dump, which coincided with the current President Rodrigo Duterte, who threatened to declare war to the maple leaf nation if it does not eliminate this waste.

The President of the Philippines has recently threatened "go to war" against Canada if you do not remove tons of waste sent by a company based on your territory Manila Several years ago, despite complaints from various environmental groups.

"I will warn Canadamaybe next week You better get out that trash. "said Tuesday Duterte, according to CNN Philippines. "We will declare war against them, we can handle them anyway."

There were 103 containers with 2450 tons of waste, which sent from Canada to the Philippines between 2013 and 2014. The containers were labeled as plastics for recycling, but to their surprise, Philippine inspectors found that the waste was not recyclable.

The garbage was declared illegal since the Canadian-based private company responsible for the shipment of the cargo did not have an import permit. Some of the containers are still in the harbor from Manila, according to the report.

Anna Marie Kapunan, coordinator of the chemists department of the NGO Filipino BAN Toxics, one of the most active in the protests, wrote in August 2016 an open letter in which he asked the president Duterte to take action.

"The waste (that Canada left in the Philippines) is municipal waste "mix," writes the activist. "Imagine what's mixed: worn-out layers, toxic electronic waste and waste decaying food… all mixed, rotting inside containers, with the Philippines sun boiling harmful mixture ".

The problem of global waste and what needs to be done has become a growing problem. For years, the developed countries sent recyclable waste abroad for treatment, but it's starting to change.

Last year, China has decided to ban "foreign waste" as a way to reduce environmental damage. Apparently, the restrictions they have led to the recycling of accumulated waste in developed countries and have nowhere to send them.

"I can not understand why they are turning us into a landfill," said Duterte, who warned that would go to Canada and throw garbage thereand added, "The basket will go home."

The Philippines has been asking Canada for years to repatriate its waste. The Prime Minister Canada, Justin TrudeauHe said in the past that he was "resolved to find a solution" for the waste.

Duterte often uses grandiloquent statements. Earlier this month, for example, he threatened to send his troops into a "suicide mission" if Beijing does not "let go" an island occupied byManila in the South China Sea.